Mary, I did not realize that there were so many wineries in North Carolina! Your potting shed is the perfect place for a little wine and a beautiful snack! I hope to see many more fabulous tables and events in the potting shed!
It all looks magical with the filtered light shining through the window!!!

Mary…such a spectacular display…love those dishes and you always find the perfect food to compliment your dishes…and I so love that you displayed your tablescape in your garden cottage!…Do you have a favorite winery in NC?….

Your post put an early-morning smile on my face, as I spotted the china pattern I grew up with. I think my mother ended up selling it at a garage sale, after she bought a new pattern. I love those almonds from Trader Joe’s!

Mary this makes me want to grab a wine glass and join you! I do enjoy wine tasting and the cheese and cracker assortment is wonderful. I really love the Johnson Bros dishes. I have a couple of plates in the ‘Georgia’ pattern that I love! hugs, Linda

What a delightful spread. I too did not realize there were that many wineries in No.Carolina. Now I wonder how many there are in the nation. I seem to be reading about them everywhere. Thats a good one for googling. Loved how you arranged everything and I really like the wine bottle chandelier. Am going to pursue that. Also I need to try the Trader Joe Almonds, chutney, fig spread and those pumpkin seed crackers sound so delicious. Wow girl you really did it up well. And I love that its in the potting shed. What a talent you have for putting it all together. So classy!!! Well done my friend. Well done. Wish I could drop by and enjoy it all with you! N.

Enjoyed your post on N.C. wines as my mother was born and raised there as well as her family for several hundred years. I grew up in Virginia and my Dear One of 60 years is from the Great Canadian Northwest and there we raised our family.

Our province is/has been large in the grape and wine industry and when my daughter from Cape Cod comes for a visit we do the local wineries which grow yearly.

In recent years in many women’s magazines a winery form N.C. caught my eye called Duplin Wines…at first I thought they were a Canadian winery as that was my Dear One’s mothers maiden name…….so you can imagine my surprise to find it in North Carolina.

In your list of visited wineries in N.C. you did not mention this one. Do you know of it and if so have you ever visited their location? If not it might be one to check out and write about. There wine names are c’est manifique and it would be most interesting to hear your opinion of them.

Shirley~ Our favorite winery strictly for the setting and scenery (wine, not so much :) is Raffaldini. You can see it here. We like McRitchie for the wine (not much setting or scenery :) We also like RayLen and Shelton.

Sylvia Faye~ Duplin is near the coast so it’s a 4 1/2 to 5 hour drive from where we are, so we’ve not been!

I like that wood crate. It says exactly what I was thinking: “Oh, yeah!” This is the way to do it, Mary! You’re livin’ the life with this wine feast in your newly revamped digs. What a way to celebrate! Your Grandmother’s china is the perfect choice for this intimate fete. I didn’t realize that NC had so many wineries!!! I assume you’re going to try a wine from each? :-)

Oh Mary, I adore those dishes of your grandmother. They are perfect for your post! Your cheeses are just tempting my taste buds. Thanks for all your Trader Joe’s food recommendations. I’ll know what to buy whenever I get there.

What a neat idea to do a Christening of your Potting Shed with a Wine Tasting…love the idea. And the settings are really inspired by nature, wish I was invited ;)) Enjoy and thanks for sharing, I am new to your blog and am enjoying it so much.

Mary, I’m new to your blog and enjoying it so much. Love the beautiful photography and your warm and cozy entertaining and decorating. I’m in Seattle and enjoying the Fall here. I’m also using my Harvest Time and Historic America dishes. They make the season special. I’ll be looking forward to your next post.

Hi Mary, I knew the cute little potting shed was destined for even bigger things! A wine bar! SOOOO cute and all the food looks good too. There’s so much to see in this post, and your fruit crate was a great find. I checked back on your other post of these beautiful dishes and I think the ricotta recipe sounds delicious. Have a wonderful time in your new shed. Linda

As if the presentation isn’t beautiful enough, I love the setting of the whole thing even more! I always purpose in my heart before visiting blog friends that I will be inspired rather than envious. Posts like this make it verrrry tempting though. I just really love all of it.

And those funny pies in the previous post just make me giggle.

I’ve been away for quite a while, and it’s really nice to finally have the time and ability to visit. Thanks for so much inspiration!

Mary, I love your Grandmother’s Johnson Bros china. Those painted patterns of theirs are some of my favorite. Perfect use of the china with all the harvest details. We love Marcona almonds, but haven’t tried the TJ ones with rosemary. I will be picking those up this week. Such a wonderful use of your potting shed. Dianne

Mary, right now it is 7:35 Pm, we have not had dinner(no food), and I am starving. I would LOVE a glass of the wine and some of that DELICIOUS spread! I will look for that cheese. The setting in your new potting shed is PERFECT and I love those dishes. The box is wonderful too. I better go find SOMETHING to eat and hopefully get to the grocery store tomorrow. We AE in our new home:):):):) XO, Pinky

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